When discussing someone who's written many books since, I think its not legitimate to focus on their college politics and early employer's funding sponsors. Ne

When discussing someone who's written many books since, I think its not legitimate to focus on their college politics and early employer's funding sponsors. Nevertheless, Gladwell doesn't seem to claim to be a rigorous logician or scientist. He makes a "brand" out of his style of "food for thought" reasoning and the merits of his overall approach are certainly up for discussion.